Psychology & Psychiatry
Children in Northern California learn to cope with wildfire trauma
Maia and Mia Bravo stepped outside their house on a bright summer day and sensed danger.
Sep 15, 2022
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Neuroscience
Study reveals the unseen havoc natural disasters can wreak on our brain
Japanese researchers monitored the National Database of Health Insurance Claims a year before and after the 2018 Japan floods and found a rise in prescriptions for acute bouts of migraine among victims in the hardest hit ...
Sep 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Having high cholesterol and reduced physical stamina and being overweight are long COVID sequelae in young adults
Healthy young people with just a mild COVID infection can sometimes suffer temporary post-infection consequences such as tiredness, loss of smell and taste or reduced fertility. These symptoms usually improve with time. But ...
Sep 5, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is narcissism a mental health problem? And can you really diagnose it online?
It's not uncommon these days to hear someone—such as an ex romantic partner or a politician—described as a "narcissist."
Aug 30, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Neurofeedback shows promise for addressing 'chemo brain' in pilot study
Restoring normal functioning in the brains of cancer patients through neurofeedback could potentially alleviate the mental fogginess that many report after treatment, according to a new pilot study from UCLA researchers.
Aug 25, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Military sexual trauma more likely among veterans with prior adversity, trauma
Military service members who experienced adversity or trauma during childhood, combined with exposure to warfare, including as participants in the military or as bystanders, are more likely than others to experience Military ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychedelic drug therapy may help treat alcohol addiction
Two doses of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, reduces heavy drinking by 83% on average among heavy drinkers when combined with psychotherapy, a new study shows. Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School ...
Aug 24, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Struggling with positive thinking? Research shows negative moods can actually be useful
As psychiatry, which uses medical and biological methods to treat mental disorders, has largely overtaken psychotherapy, which relies on non-biological approaches such as conversation and counseling, psychotherapists have ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How do we solve mental health problems such as depression?
We need to take a different approach to the problem. We must not only see symptoms such as tiredness and anxiety as signs of a disorder but also make them part of a bigger picture, of a network. That way, we can discover ...
Jun 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds that psychopaths remain just as bad, or worse, as they age
Anyone waiting for a sociopath to grow up or calm down should give up; they will not change, a new study has revealed.
May 17, 2022
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